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AuSSI Waste Audit (Secondary)
Lesson6 of 7 in this unit
SecondaryYear 7 - 10MathematicsScienceHumanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalRecycling
Lesson Summary
Students engage in a school waste audit to determine the quantities and makeup of the waste generated at their school. This baseline data is collected to calculate the total waste output of the school. Students investigate landfill, co-mingled recycling, paper and organic waste. Based on this data schools can explore how to reduce their waste.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- collect data from a range of sources and calculate the total amount of solid waste produced by a school.
- understand that conducting a waste assessment is an easy and safe way to estimate the total amount of waste produced by a school, the number of bins around the school, the makeup of various types of bins and indications of contamination of recycling and food waste bins.
- learn that waste assessments can be repeated on a yearly basis, helping a school to track any changes. It is especially helpful in providing data that shows a reduction in solid waste following the introduction of a new waste system or education program.
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